Occurrence of aflatoxins in oilseeds providing cocoa-butter substitutes.
Four oilseeds providing cocoa-butter substitutes--shea, pentadecima, illipe, and salseed--when tested as substrates for aflatoxin production by two strains of Aspergillus parasiticus, gave varying levels of aflatoxin. Aflatoxins were found at low levels occurring naturally in moldy shea-nuts, but none of 21 commercial shea-nut samples contained greater than 20 micrograms of aflatoxin B1 per kg.
D016604:Aflatoxin B1; D000348:Aflatoxins / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D001230:Aspergillus / Q000378:metabolism; D002099:Cacao; D005506:Food Contamination; D012639:Seeds / Q000032:analysis* / Q000382:microbiology
D000348:Aflatoxins; D016604:Aflatoxin B1